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Display

The display tab holds options to change labels in 3DCS and the Graphics window.

 

 

Move Display

 

Show Move Lines: Shows a line between the object and target in the move. (Only works for Compliant Moves).

Show Move Part: Highlights the part which will move in the highlighted move.

 

 

V5 Settings

 

Solid Deviation: Replace 3DCS Mesh with solid surface.Fills in the mesh wire-frame with a "skin."  Useful for visualization.

Facet Part Deviation: Sews 3DCS mesh at the common nodes between adjacent faces, to make the part appear and deviate as a solid. When the Facet Part Deviation is turned off unconnected meshed faces will deviate independent from each other. To connect the mesh faces and deviate them together, turn the feature on.

facetpartdev

 

 

Hide CAD point after converting: Automatically hide CATIA points after they have been converted to DCS points or Feature points.  This is helpful when trying to select the points after they have been converted.

Mesh Large Faces: Will allow 3DCS to attempt to mesh any surface in the model.  When inactive, large surfaces are not meshed to prevent 3DCS from slowing.

 

 

CGR

 

CGR Mode: CGR Mode is for Ray Trace options ONLY. This will not change the actual model CGR or how it is created.

Create CGR: 3DCS default setting.  This mode creates a CGR from the geometry/catpart. When Animation mode is activated, the actual geometry/catpart is hidden and the DCS CGRs in the DCS rep are displayed, move, and deform.  The DCS CGRs are morphed instead of the actual geometry/catpart. We must get the upstream materials and colors ourselves with this method (e.g. Ray Trace does not work well with DCS rep in regards to materials).

Use CAT Rep: Replaces the 3DCS created CGR with CATIA V5 created CGR files. This mode works directly on catia's rep for the geometry/catpart. 3DCS will move and deform the actual geometry/catpart. Upstream materials and colors are in these reps so we do not need to be concerned with dealing with them (e.g. Ray Trace works). Animation and Creation mode will act the same in this setting.

Duplicate Rep: Creates 3DCS CGRs in the CATIA V5 CGR folder.  Like Create CGR, we create CGRs from the geometry/catpart. However, instead of putting them in our DCS rep we put them in Catia's rep at the same level as its corresponding geometry/catpart rep and hide the catia geometry/catpart rep. Upstream materials and colors are in these reps so we do not need to be concerned with dealing with them (e.g. Ray Trace works).

CGR management: Displays the Part Annotation in Animation Mode. Update CGR need to be done to apply this setting. Applies only in Create CGR Mode.

 

 

Labels and Annotations

 

Rep Selection

Point rep selection: Allows selection of the created Points when working in DVTIP_dcsVisuMode Animation Mode. Switch the display to DVTIP_dcsVisuMode Animation Mode. Edit or a create a MTM or GD&T dialog. Move the mouse pointer over a point. Notice the point and/or label is highlighted.

Surface rep selection: Allows selection of created Surfaces when working in DVTIP_dcsVisuMode Animation Mode. Edit or a create a MTM or GD&T dialog. Move the mouse pointer over a 3DCS Surface (mesh). Notice the Surface is highlighted.

 

Navigation Window

 

Display parts in assembly: Method to display parts in the tree.

In separate "Parts" list: Parts are contained in a list titled "Parts" which displays the number of parts under the selected level.

Directly underneath parent part: Parts are listed underneath their parent part/assembly.

Highlight Selected Assembly: When selecting the an assembly in the Model Navigator, this setting will highlight the selected assembly. Deactivating this setting may improve performance.

Default  Window Type: Sets whether the Tree Window or Navigation window is displayed by default

Tree window (Legacy): Tree Window is displayed when opening a model.

Model Navigator: The Model Navigator is displayed when opening a model.

 

 

 

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